Farmington Independent

For one brief, sparkly moment, the world was a much twinklier, possibly more mean-spirited place. Now, almost before we knew it, that magical shimmer is gone and I’m left wondering whether we’re all better off or whether the world has gotten, if not less magical, at least somewhat...

A husband and wife from Farmington, one of them a former Rosemount police officer, have been charged with theft by swindle for allegedly buying American Girl dolls at discount prices online, then returning them for full value at the American Girl store at the Mall of America. Henry...

Friday Rosemount Carnivale Rosemount United Methodist Church will host Carnivale at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the church, 14770 Canada Ave. Families with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are welcome. Children get dinner and activities while their parents...

Some things are better learned by doing. Certainly that’s true when it comes to gardening and landscaping. The University of Minnesota’s College of Food and Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, also known as CFANS, has partnered with the Rosemount Research and Outreach...

The city of Farmington could put together a clearer picture of the city’s downtown business district’s future with help from a Dakota County Community Development Agency grant. Community development director Adam Kienberger got clearance to apply for the $15,000 matching grant...

Technology is making its way into all parts of the school day. In Farmington, students carry iPads with them nearly everywhere they go, and Rosemount schools are in the process of rolling out their own iPad initiative. Students do more and more work on computers or tablets and less...

To the editor, I write this letter in support of continuing with Tera Lee as chair of the Farmington School Board. Ms. Lee has many years of experience with our schools and is doing a great job as the chair of the board. All six board members are equals when it comes to providing...

2015 has already been a stressful year for the Farmington boys basketball team. Since the calendar turned over to January, the Tigers have played in six games that have been decided by a total of 16 points. Last Tuesday’s 73-71 heartbreaker to fifth-ranked Shakopee was the third...

The Farmington girls hockey team couldn’t quite pull off an upset of No. 10-ranked Lakeville North on Saturday. The Tigers outshot the Panthers, 29-27, but North used a power-play goal midway through the third period to escape with a 2-1 victory at Ames Arena. Marissa Agerter...

Farmington scored big in several events, but didn’t have the depth to hang with three strong teams atop the Section 1AA True Team standings. The Tigers placed four swimmers in the top 10 in the 100 breaststroke, and three in the top 10 in two other events, but still placed fourth...

A semi-truck driver from Farmington was cited for inattentive driving Monday morning after his big rig rear-ended a Dunn County Highway Department maintenance truck as the pair moved eastbound on I-94 near mile post 48, near Menomonie. Neither driver was injured in...